| One of the most interesting dives for any
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| | next 30 minutes, he orchestrated a
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| certified scuba diver is the shark dive.
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| | feeding frenzy as the sharks averaging
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| During most dives in the Caribbean,
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| | about 12 feet in length came to him from
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| seeing a shark is actually a rare
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| | all angles. He used a steel rod to feed
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| occurrence and considered a bonus since
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| | the sharks. Sometimes he would actually
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| they don't tend to stay around very long
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| | tease the sharks with the rod before
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| if they are sighted anyway. One quick
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| | feeding them. The sharks darted around
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| glimpse and they are gone in the
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| | like torpedoes. I was impressed by how
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| distance. This is why the shark dives in
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| | fast and agile they were. Meanwhile, a
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| the Bahamas were developed. It's a way
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| | third divemaster was nearby videotaping
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| to give daring scuba divers a chance to
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| | the entire scene.
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| see many sharks up close. These shark
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| | We were told to keep our arms folded in
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| dives are available in both Nassau and
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| | front of us in order not to confuse any
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| Freeport in the Bahamas. I had an
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| | shark who might mistake our limbs as
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| opportunity to do one of these shark
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| | lunch. The sharks came so close to us
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| dives during a dive trip to Nassau in the
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| | that sometimes they bumped and made
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| island of Providence.
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| | contact with a few divers. One shark
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| I went with the scuba operator Dive Dive
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| | actually came into the feeding area from
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| Dive although Stuart Cove's also offers
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| | behind me and its belly brushed the top
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| shark dives. It was a two tank dive and
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| | of my head. Now that was certainly an
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| when we got to the first dive site called
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| | experience I'll never forget! We were
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| Williams Wreck, there were already a few
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| | told that these sharks were only
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| Caribbean reef sharks circling underneath
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| | interested in the food that the
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| the boat. The music from the movie Jaws
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| | divemaster had rather than us. These
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| started to play in my head. The first
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| | sharks have been conditioned to these
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| dive was a reef site with a small wreck
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| | feedings twice per day all week long so
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| with ample marine life including the
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| | they were quite used to the routine now.
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| sharks that were nearby. They came close
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| | We all hoped that this was true. A few
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| to the divers but not too close, much
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| | sharks circled right in front of our
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| like barracudas. Deepest depth here was
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| | semi-circle and when their tails were out
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| 69 feet and the duration of the dive was
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| | in front of us, some divers including
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| 36 minutes. The ascent was interesting
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| | myself couldn't resist reaching out to
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| because at the 15 feet safety stop, the
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| | touch them even though we were not
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| sharks were there checking us out. At
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| | suppose to.
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| one point, there was a shark in between
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| | In addition to the sharks, there were
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| myself and the boat. I was wondering how
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| | also these two groupers who parked
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| I was going to get back with the shark in
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| | themselves in front of our semi-circle as
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| the way but it eventually moved out of
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| | they watched all the activity. They
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| the way.
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| | didn't seem to have any fear of the
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| After the first dive, we went over to the
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| | sharks or divers at all and at one point,
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| dive site close by that would be the
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| | one of these groupers actually darted in
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| location for the actual shark feeding.
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| | and took the food from the divemaster's
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| This dive site was appropriately named
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| | rod before any of the sharks did.
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| Shark Alley. We were told to use a
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| | When the divemaster ran out of food, he
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| little more weight than usual since we
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| | tipped the bucket over on its side and
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| were to spend most of our time during our
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| | almost on cue, all the sharks swam off.
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| second dive at the bottom. So I added
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| | It's like they knew that the feeding had
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| three more pounds to my weight belt.
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| | ended and therefore had no more interest
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| Again, we could see the sharks in the
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| | in sticking around. When they all left,
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| water during the surface interval but
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| | we still had some time left to search the
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| this time, there were more of them. We
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| | sand bottom for any shark teeth before
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| were instructed to descend to the bottom
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| | returning back to the boat. Of course,
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| as quickly as possible and once at the
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| | most of us eventually did buy the video
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| bottom about 50 feet down, we were
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| | of our shark dive when we got back to the
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| huddled by one of the divemasters into a
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| | dive shop. I have played this video to
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| single line semi-circle in a sandy open
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| | many of my non-diving friends who just
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| area. Once we were in formation, another
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| | watched in horror and disbelief. They
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| divemaster descended from the boat. This
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| | just couldn't understand why anyone would
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| was the one who would do the feeding and
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| | want to jump into the water with sharks
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| he was carrying a bucket of treats for
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| | around. Of course, experienced scuba
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| the sharks. Almost immediately, over 20
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| | divers have a better understanding of
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| sharks came out of nowhere. My heart
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| | shark behavior than the average person
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| started to pound with excitement at this
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| | but it's always fun to entertain my
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| point.
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| | non-diving friends with this video. The
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| The divemaster with the food was wearing
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| | shark dive is certainly one of the most
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| a chain mesh suit and gloves over his
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| | exciting and memorable dives a scuba
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| wetsuit. He settled at the bottom about
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| | diver will ever do.
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| ten feet or so in front of us. For the
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